Rotary kitchen cabinet



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J. w. JACKSON ROTARY KITCHEN CABINET Fil'e'd Deo. ,21, 1922 5sheets-shut 's l Y tkozneq y Patented Nov. 3, 1925.7 i

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. JACKSON, `OIE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.

ROTARY mrczarnr CABINET.

Application led December 21,11922. Serial No. 608,221.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. JACKSON, a citizen of the United` States ofAmerica, and a resident of Augusta, Georgia, have invented certain newand useful Improve- `ments in Rotary Kitchen Cabinets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in cabinets, known generally as kitchencabinets, and one of the principal objects thereof is to provide acabinet which is small and compact enough to convenientlyoccupy a placein small apartments, -dining cars, boats, and small kitchens.

Another object of the invention, considered from a structuralview-point, is to provide an improved cabinet in which the variousmaterials and (provisions used in the preparation of meals may be storedaway in re;eptacles arranged and mounted 1n circular form upon arotatable airis, so that various receptacles can be brought intoconvenient access to the person using the cabinet, as he may desire touse the contents of such receptac1e, without the necessity of the personmov1ng about, or reaching high or awkwardly accessible places.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cabinet having rotatablymounted receptacles, and having doors or closures on which retainers forvarious articles used' in the preparation of meals, may be placed orhung.

- Another object of the invention is to provide a cabinet in which, withrespect to certain of the receptacles, access may be had to thesereceptacles for' the purpose of filling them or removing material fromthem, without opening the cabinet up, in case it is desired to keep itclosed, this object being attained by providing a door at the top of thecabinet with which the upper tier of receptacles may be brought intoregistration.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cabinet I.of the typedisclosed, which is economical of manufacture, readily assembled, andeasily accessible for adjustment, replacements or repair.

With these and other Objects in view, which will become more apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction,combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully describedand claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in Which,-

tive of a cabinet constructed in accordance with my "invention,

Figure 2 represents a similar view Iook- Figure 4 represents a verticalsectional` view through the' cabinet.

Figure 5 represents a horizontal sectional view on the line 5--5 ofFigure 4.

Flgure 6 represents a fragmentary bottom plan view, and

.Figure 7 represents a detailed sectional -view on the line 7--7 ofFigure 4.

Figures 8 and 9 represent respectively, diagrammatic modifications ofthe arrangement of receptacles and partitions of the lower tier ofreceptacles.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it Will be noted byreference to Figures l and 2, that the 'cabinet is preferably maderectangular in shape, the vdoors being placed on two adjacent sides ofthe cabinet, so that the cabinet. can be conveniently placed in a cornerwith the remaining ytwo sides of the cabinet close to the intersectingwalls ofthe room or space occupied by the cabinet.

/The sides and doors of the cabinet may readily be made of sheet metal.IThe receptacles may likewise be made of sheet metal. This materiallends itself readily tofabrication, is economical, and vmay be `readilyfinished with enamel, or other materials. The top also'may be made ofsheet metal, or of cast metal, or wood, either alone or covered with anydesired material. v

The sides 1 and 2 of the cabinet are preferably uninterrupted, while theremaining sides 3 and 4 are occupied by doors, as will appear in detaillater.

At the upper edges of the sides l, 2v and 4, and on the inner surfacesthereof, ext-ends a strip 5, which braces the cabinet at its upperportion, and to which the top 6 may be secured. The top is preferablyremovable, and maybe retained in place by means of screws 7 extendingthrough the top and into the strips 5. Other securing devices may beused if desired.

The legs of the cabinet may be formed integrally with the material whichforms the sides, by so cutting the material that at the corners of thecabinet downwardly extending flaps are left, the edges of which may befolded in as indicated at 8 (see Figure 6), and thus form rigidsupports.

. The lower portionof the cabinet may be strengthened by means ofcrossed braces 9, which extend between opposite corners of the cabinetand which cross at a central point. These cross braces maybe made ofwood or other material, and may rest u pon the upper edgesof the legs ofthe cabinet, the portions 8 beingv folded in below the .braces The partsof the material forming dition to strengthening the. cabinet, may

serve as a means for supporting receptacle container.

This container includes a .bottomndisk or plate 11, and an intermediatedisk or plate 12. A vertical shaft -13 extends through the centers ofthe disks, and the lower disk may be supported on an enlargement orshoulder 14 carried by the shaft. A sleeve 15 .interposed .betweenthelower and intermediate disks, and encircling the shaft, may support theintermediate disk 12. At its lower end, the shaft may have a bearing (ofsuitable type) indicated at 16, in the crossed braces 9, while the upperend of the shaft may have a bearing (of suitable type), indicated atvthe rotary 17, in the cover or top 6 of the cabinet.

The upper tier of receptacles 18, are s ubstantially wedge-shaped ingeneral outline,

. tapering from their outer portions towards the center of the tier, andare mounted u on the intermediate disk 12, being retaine in placethereon by an up-turned i'lange 19 at the periphery of the disk. Theupper receptacles are so proportioned as to just till the area they areintended to occupy, so that they are readily held in place'by a wedgingaction against each other,and by being engaged at their outer ends bythe up-t-urned lange`19. This construction allows of anyf .of the.receptacles being readily removed when desired for cleaning or repair.

Each of the upper receptacles 18 i's provided with a hinged cover 20which may be provided with a handle as shown. IThe top 6 of the cabinetis provided with a door 21, and the relationship of the door-opening,and the dimensions of the upper tier of receptacles is such that whenthe receptacle support is. rotated, the upper receptacles willsuccessively come into registration with the dooropenings. Hence, inorder to obtain accessv to the upper receptacles, the door 21 in the topmay be raised, and the desired receptacle brought into register with thedoor-opening, and its cover raised, as indicated in Figure 1. Thisconstruction allows for access to the upper receptacles without thenecessity of opening the side doorsof the cabinet.

in the shape of alternately [slidable and piv oted receptacles'22, and23, the slidable re'- ceptacles being in the form. of drawers open attheir top, while the pivoted receptacles are substantially tri-angularin shape, and are also open at the'- top.v The spaces for receiving the,lower receptacles are defined by a pair of parallel transversepartitions 24 extending between the disks 11 and 12, and preferablyequi-distant from the vshaft 13, and at right angles to which andextending from them-toward the periphery of the disks are shorterpartitions 25. The space between the long partitions 24 may-be occupiedby oppositely arranged drawers of considerable length, the spaces'between the` shorter partitions 25 being occupied by drawers of lesslength. The remaining tri-4 angu ar spaces are occupied by the hinged'receptacles 23, the hinge pintles 26 thereof 85 extending between theupper and lower disks. These pintles may engage into openings thepintles may thus be Areadily removablev when it is desired to removethehinged receptacles 23. This structure is indicated in dotted lines inFigure 4. The slidable re'- ceptacles 22, and the hinged receptacles maybe provided with handles 27, to afford means JforY conveniently rotatingthe receptacles, and for. withdrawing them when it is desired to haveaccess to them.

The side' 3 of the cabinet is occupied by a single door 28, and adoubledoor 29. These doors may readily be made of sheet material of thesame type of which the sidesoie the cabinet may be formed. The door 2,8may be hinged at its outer edge to the side of the cabinet' adjacent onecorner as indicated at 30, the hinges being formed by Yformingregistering eyes in the material at the meeting edges of the door, andthe side, and by dropping a suitable pintle throughl these eyes.v Thehinges for the other doors which are hinged to thesides of the cabinetmay be formed in the same manner. Likewise, the two sections of thedouble door 29 may be hinged together by forming registering eyes of thematerial at the meeting edgesof the doors, and dropping a pintle throughthese eyes. The doors just described are so proportioned as tocompletelyl enclose the side 3 whenv they are folded in, and the singledoor 28, and the .outer member of the double door are preferablyproportioned to overlap. Turn buttons, or other suitable devices 31 maybe used for locking the doors in closed position.

Arranged on the door 28 is a series of substantially triangular shelves32 for the reception of articles, and on the inner member of the doubledoor may be arranged a series of racks 33 for the reception of cloths130 `in the lower disk 11, and may be headed at v or other utensils. Onthe 4outer member of i mounted. TheA shelves 32 are so propor- Vthatspace, A wise, the racks tioned in breadth that clearance will beprovided between the rotar Areceptacles and the corner adjacent whichthe door 28 is hinged, so that the shelves may, when the door is closed,readily assA in between the corner and the receptac es, and convenientlyoccupy as indicated in Figure 5. Like- 33, as indicated in Figure 3,will occupy a space between the rotary receptacles and the side of thecabinet formed b the double door when this door is closed.

he towel rack 34, as indicated in Figure 4,

vmay occupy a space just above the upper tier of-receptacles 18. It isto be noted that these receptacles vslope downwardly slightly at theirtops and toward their outer ends, for the purpose, of making theirinteriors easily accessible` when their lids 2() are raised. A portionof the space thus formed may be occupiedv by the rack 34. i

A bread-board lis slidably retained in guidesl 36 on the under side ofthe top 6 (see Figure '7 for detail). This board may occupy a portion ofthe space between the top and the upper series of receptacles, .and maybe easily accessible by opening the door-28.

The side 4 of the cabinet is occu ied by a pair lof doors 37 and 38,respective y. hinged at their outer edges to adjacentr corners of thecabinet, in; the manner already described, and preferably overlapping attheir inner edges when in closed position. On the in- I ner sides ofthese doors may be mounted j substantially triangular shelves l shelves40 may sides are fabricated may,

means whereto the -as to readily occupy of somewhat greater depth thanthe at 39 and 40, respectively. may have solid walls and bottoms,

be of wire mesh, or other material. These shelves are so proportionedthe spaces between the corners to which the doors 37 and -38 are hinged,and the rotary receptacles, as indicated in Figure 5l They are soproportioned, of course, as to clear the rotary reshelves The shelves 39ceptacles when the doors are .closed or opened. y

The sheets of material from which the posite which the doors 29 and 37are hinged, overlap as at 41, and a vertical member 42 extend betweenthe cross and the stri the purpose of afor ing a overlappedl edgies maybe connected, and further to' a ditionally strengthen the structure.

the top, for

. In manufacturing th cabinet, the' sides and strengthening supports andframe-work may be formed and secured together, then the structure comsingV the rotary containersmay be assem led, and this unit placedconstruction of the lower eliminated,

32, indicated while thel shelves or cabinets-,ma

at the corner op-J within the cabinet. -The doors with their attachedshelves and racks, ma then be mounted, and then the top may e put inplace, the shaft, of course being properly positioned in its allows ofthe cabinet being readily assembled, and also allows of easilydisassembling it, so that parts may be removed for cleaning orreplacement or` repair.

Instead .of the arrangement of receptacles and partitions in the lowerltier, which has heretofore been described, I may, if desired, useeither of the arrangements diagram- `matically indicated in Figures 8and 9, the tier of receptacles, except for the arrangement shown inthose figures, bein described. all in the shape of segments of a circle,being geometrically arran ed with res ect to the center of the tier, anThe receptacles are indicated at 23', and the hinged pins at 26. vThepartitions 25' are also geometrically arranged with res ect to thecenter, and occurlone between eac adjacent pair of receptacles. inFigure 9 corresponds substantially with that shown in Fi re 5, exceptthat the shorter of the sli ble receptacles 22 are and the pivoted.receptacles 23, consequently elongated. The pivoted receptacles in thisfigure are indicated at 23, the partitions arran pivoted receptacles AndI mayalso, low receptacles 43 on the bodily near their lower ends, intowhich receptacles may be placed water to prevent ants, or other insectsfrom getting into the cabinet.`

` In use, the cabinet may ber used either alone, or if desired, asuper-structure of be mounted upon it. The foregoing detaile descriptionhas been given forY clearness ofv understanding, and

no undue limitations should be deduced' therefrom, but the appendedclaims should be construed as view of the prior art.

' Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is,-

1. A cabinetincluding a housing, aI/shaft revoluble and detachablymounted withln thehousing, a series of receptacles detachably supportedupon the shaft, a top detachably mounted on the housing and'formmg ajournal for the up er end of the shaft, a door 'arranged'in t e top in'-such position that the*l uppermost receptacles may be brought intoregistration therewith, and

' doors on the sides of the housing for aifordthe same as has alreadybeen n Figure 8, the receptacles are" each being inged.

. The arrangement ed between the adjacent broadly as permissible, m

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hinged receptacles mounted between the disks, and a plurality ofsubstantially wedge-shaped receptacles mounted upon the upper-most diskand occupying substantially the entire area thereof, said upper-mostdisk having a iianged portion engaging the outer edges of thewedge-shaped receptacles for detachably retaining them in place.

3. A series of revoluble receptacles for ay cabinet inclu-ding a shaft,a disk mounted thereon, a plurality of receptacles arranged on the diskand abutting against each other laterally, and co-operating meansbetweenthe receptacles and the periphery of the disk for detachably retainingthe receptacles in place on the disk, preventing'movement of thereceptacles radially of the disk but aly lowing their removal axially ofthe disk.

4. A cabinet including sides formed of sheet material, the material ofthe sides at y the corner of the -cabinet projecting downyplace on thedisk and preventing movement of the receptacles radially thereof, and aremovable top on the cabinet overlying the receptacles and allowing of-their removal axially of the.v disk when the top is removed, said shaftbeing detachably journaled for rotation and support at its upper end insaid top.

6. A cabinet including a disk rotatably mounted thereon, a revolubleshaft on which the 'diskis mounted,a plurality of recepta` cles arrangedon the disk and abutting against each other laterally, `co-operatingmeans between the receptacles and the disk for detachably retaining thereceptacles in place on the disk and preventing movement ofthereceptacles radially thereof, a removable top on the cabinet overlyingthe receptacles and allowing of their removal axially of the disk whenthe top is removed, said shaft being detachably journaled for rotationand support in said top lids on the receptacles and a door on the topinto registration with which the receptacles may be brought for allowingaccess to the receptacles without removing the top.

A7. A` cabinet including a housing, a shaft revolubly mounted therein, alower disk carried by the shaft, an upper disk ,carried by the shaft,partitions arranged between the disks, a, lower tier of receptaclesarranged between the disks and partitions, and mov-' able radially ofsaidy disks, an u'pper tier of receptacles mounted upon the vupper disk,a flange on the upper disk preventing move- ,ment of the upper tier ofreceptacles radially of said upper disk, and a removable top for. thehousing allowing removal of the upper1 tier of receptacles axially ofthe disk when the top is removed, said shaft being journaled forrotation and support in said top.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

JOHN w. JacksonL

